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MUSIC ------~- ., KING OF POP UCF cutba·cks result in CHURNED INTO • j fewer speech classes Iowa State Fair organizers announced Tuesday that they will have a statue of Michael Jackson, PRITAMSHAH UCF is having to drasti professor. who performed at the fair twice in Contrruuting Writer cally reduce the number of Rita Graham, the GEP 1971, made of butter. The sculpture overall sections offered by · and speech coordinator at will be on display with the annual Students may no longer the College of Sciences and UCF, said roughly l,000 stu butter cow,a popular attraction at learn to overcome speech the Nicholson School of dents are currently enrolled the event. Both will be in anxiety because UCF is cut Communication from 75 to in SPC 1608 and SPC 1603. a 40-degree cooler . ting back sections of speech 30 starting this year, said SPC 1608 is the new throughout the courses this summer and Boyd Lindsley,~ fundamen fair in August. · fall. tals of oral communication PLEASE SEE SPEECHES. ON A4 JUPITER IMAGES UNLIMITED Students CONTEST MAN WINS BAD struggle WRITING • • • .(J asmaJors Ashambling sentence about screaming seafarers on the sturdy face cuts whaler of Ellie May stood shoulders ,) above the rest in an annual bad writing contact.David McKenzie,55, Freshmen forced won the grand prize in San Jose State University's anhual Bulwer-Lytton into alternatives Rction contest.The contest invites JESSICA MARTIN .entrants to submit bad opening Contributing Writer sentences to imaginary novels. When junior Christopher Fisher got to UCF, he chose a major that interested hlm and began the four-year journey to gra<;luation. But about a month ago, Fisher hit a road block when the univer sity announced that his degree Breaking was on the list of proposed pro news on gram cuts. your cell "I, heard about the [budget] cuts through a Facebook mes Get UCF news sent to your cell sage asking me ifI knew that my phone. Just text the keyword major was being cut," Fisher UCFNEWS to 44636. said. ''I had no idea." UCF has proposed eliminat ing management information AROUND CAMPUS, A2 systems along with four other LEARN HOW TO MAKE majors as part ofits plan for han dling budget cuts. THE MOST OF YOUR As a result, many students KNIGHTLINK are now left in precarious situa tions. Some freshmen have dis Career Services will be hosting a covered that the major that they workshop to teach students how were set to pursue is no longer to make the most of Knightlink · going to be available, even benefits. Students can use it to find though it was their sole reason part-time and full-time jobs, post for coming to UCF. resumes and more. Facebook files: horror Students currently in the pro grams have to choose between Blow boring out of the stories from the Web selecting another major or water this Fourth of July switching schools to continue on LOCAL& STATE, A2 Updating your status can wait - read in their programs. SUSPECT SHOOTS AT with our guide to all our list of Face book rumors (both true Fisher was told that he had things fun and patriotic three options: continue on with OFFICER AND POLICE and false) to see how you can avoid the his ·major classes, change his to do in Orlando this ugly side of social networking. DOG IN ORLANDO weekend. major completely, or transfer to a Authorities in Orlando are searching PLEASE SEE GROUP ON A5 for a suspect they say shot at an officer and a police dog. Police said the officer was exercising the K9 on Wednesday just before 3 a.m. when shots were fired. Religious studies: teachers not preachers SGA makes plans JESSICA CAMPBELL . ical perspectives. Religion contexts ofthe world COUNTY APPROVES Contributing Writer- is examined historically, Schippert said that one SALE OF BONDS FOR through literature, psychol cannot study religion with for fall semester Do you go to church? ogy and philosophy. Stu out ·studying it through come talk to us," Kilbride MARLINS STADIUM What religion are you? dents learn about religious JERRIANN SULLIVAN These are questions that Contributing Writer said. "We want students to The Florida Marlins can start histories, religious cultures, feel comfortable." 1 are unimportant when pur PLEASE SEE STU DI ES ON A4 construction on their new different peoples' practices, While many students Currently, students are stadium. Miami-Dade suing a Bachelor of Arts and what reli degree in religious studies. juggle beach days with able to walk into the SGA commissioners voted 9-3 gion does biology class, some mem office and speak to repre From Moses to indiffer Wednesday morning to pay for the bers of Student Govern sentatives if necessary. sale of bonds for the ballpark. , Mohammed, all religions ent and all perspectives are ment Association are The present administra studied in the religious working full time during tion is planning for offi studies majoi: the summer to make cers to devote blocks of "The academic study preparations for the fall. time to sit in the student INDEX TODAY'S "We are getting every union during busier parts Around Campus 2 WEATHER of religion is inherently interdisciplinary," said thing ready for when the of the day. Students who Weather 2 students arrive," said sen are coming to the Union Local&State 2 Claudia Schippert, asso ciate professor of ior accounting major and for lunch will see the table Sports 6 I SGA Chief of Operations humanities and director and be able to stop and Michael Kilbride. Variety 81 of the religious studies speak with SGA members, Opinion 1o SCATTERED program. One of the tasks that Kilbride said. Oassifieds 11 T-STORMS requires planning is open "We are going to go to Students in the major office hours during ·the Sudoku 11 II 350 750 study religion in an aca them too," he said. "It is a school year. Crossword 11 , HIGH LOW demic context and look at it "We really want stu from different methodolog- dents to feel like they can PLEASE SEE POLICIES ON A5 A2 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com July 2, 2009 • wmat'1oriba:Jutun ! 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One 'Religion is very to the wreckage of a plane must study religion through important to this for more than 13 hours text, historical develop before rescuers found her ments and philosophical world. A lot of floating in the Indian questions, for example. Ocean, authorities said. ''No student has to have people are very Toe only known survivor one particular faith in order of the crash. she was being to excel in the religious stud uninformed flown back to Paris on ies major," Schippert said. about religious Wednesday night. "The academic study of the The Yemenia Airbus major is not built on faith traditions.' 310 jet was carrying 153 statements or on having to be religious." - CLAUDIA SCHIPPERT people when it went down ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES in howling winds early Toe program includes Tuesday in the sea north of classes such as Psychology the Comoros Islands. of Religion and Sociology of Christina Butler, saidl she French officials late Religion, which focus on the originally wanted to go to a Wednesday retracted methodologies of studying Christian school. but it was SAYYID AZIM / ASSOCIATED PRESS religion. claims that one of the Comorans wait for news near the beach in Moroni, Comoros, Wednesday after the crash of a Yemenia Airbus 31 Ojet on Tuesday. too expensive, so she chose plane's black boxes had Topics and issues that ate to attend UCE been found. French Com on her right elbow and of danger, she is evidently Most of the passengers explored include the signifi She has always been mander Bertrand right foot. Her hair was very traumatized" were from Comoros, sixty cance of religion in contem interested in humanities and Mortemard de Boisse told pulled back and she was Toe girl was traveling six were French citizens. porary American culture, human existence so she Toe Associated Press that covered by a blue blanket with her mother, who is Toe girl's· father told religion in music, animal chose to major in religious a signal detected from the. but she gamely shook the feared dead They had left French radio that his oldest ethics or religion and medi studies. debris of Yemenia Flight hand of Alain Joyandet, Paris on Monday night to daughter could "barely cine. Students are also "I've nev~r had a. 'I want IY626 was from a distress France's minister for inter see family in the Comoros. swim" but managed to allowed to focus on specffic to be a doctor: dream; there beacon arid not from one national cooperation. "She's asking for her hang on. Kassim Bakari, strands within religious was no trade I needed to of the plane's black boxes. Her uncle, Joseph mother," Yousouf told the who· spoke with his oldest studies that interest them. learn," Butler said "When I The. flight data· and Yousouf, said Bahia also AP. For fear of upsetting daughter by ·phone, said "Religion is very impor went to college I wanted to cockpit voice recorders in had a fracture on her col Bahia, Yousouf told her Bahia was ejected and tant to this world," Sclnppert study something I was inter those black boxes are cru larbone. that her mother is in the found herself beside the said. ''.A lot ofpeople are very ested in.'' · cial to help investigators "It is a true miracle. She room next door. plane. uninformed about religious Butler hopes to pursue a determine the cause of the is a courageous young girl," Joyandet said the girl "She couldn't feel any traditions. A lot oftimes peo- master's degree and doctor crash off this former Joyandet said, adding that left Wednesday night on a thing, and found herself in • pie only know what they ate in a humanities area French colony. Bahia held onto a piece of chartered executive jet and the water. She heard peo know from their own reli Her dream job is working An Associated Press the plane from 1:30 a.m would be put in a Patis hos ple speaking around her gious upbringings:' . for the International Justice reporter saw 14-year-old Tuesday to 3:00 p.m., then pital upon arrival. but she couldn't see any Schippert said that reli Mission, which would take Bahia Bakari in a Comoros signaled a passing boat, The passengers on the one in the darkness," gion is not always discussed her to countries such as hospital Wednesday as she which rescued her. downed plane were flying Bakari said on France's intelligently in the media or Thailand and China. was visited by government "She really showed an the last leg of a journey RTL radio. "She's a very in contemporary culture. "IJM is a search and res officials. She was con absolutely incredible phys from Paris and Marseille to timid girl, I never thought But what exactly does a cue program where you scious with bruises on her ical and moral strength," he Comoros, with a stop in she would escape like student do with a religious recapture girls-in sex slavery face and gauze bandages said. "She is physically out Yemen to change planes. that." studies degree? - some at the age of 13 - Schippert said people and turn their life around," become critical readers of Butler said. texts and learn to look at dif Jonathan Westberry, a ferent traditions from differ senior religious studies ent perspectives. major, said he enjoyed theol Speeches limited in alternative ·c1ass -These tools are very ogy, and it gave him the important in the contempo FROM Al opportunity to learn about rary job market. Employers a)l sorts ofworld religions. look for skills of flexibility The religious studies statewide course number and the· ability to think with for what was originally list major offered a broad spec in someone else's position. trum of_ classes to choose ed .as SPC 1600, and SPC Understanding cultural 1603 is the new number for from. conflict and what motivates Westberry said that with- the technical speech class people is valuable, she said es. in· the arts and humanities Students who graduate department, usually only 't "We hope the number with a degree in religious ofsections of [speech] will one main religion is foct.i.sed studies may go on to gradu on within a major. However, eventually be increased so ate school or law school · that more students will be the religious studies major Some students work in poli { able to choose this option covers a broad overview of cy; non-profit organizations to satisfy the 'oral compe- · all religious areas; not just or social service. tency' requirement," Gra one in particular. "They bring with them "I don't. plan on doing ham said cultural literacy understand As these classes are a· anything with it," Westberry ing that you know how to said ofhis degree, "I did it to part of the conµnunication read text critically, how to section of the general edu ple~ my parents,:to make understand cultures, how to them proud I want to fly hel~ cation requirement, these do research and how to changes are starting this icopters." write well is of use," Schip summer. Westberry plans to pert said attend a flight school in the Because of this change, Victoria Markwalder, a the COM 1000 class, intro near future. He said the SAM GARDNER/ CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE senior religious studies duction to communic~tion, bachelor's degree today isn't Alida Beardsley, a junior psychology major, gives a speech on "Going Green" in Harry Weger's ~peech dass last Wednesday. major, said her world reli what it used to be. will have a revamped gions class· in high school importance. a persuasive speech. Brooke Anderson, junior cial aspect of the class "Students pursue a ,bach a was very interesting. elor's degree for their own According to the under Fewer available speech who took SPC 1600 in fall itself," Mikulewicz said. "I "The class and the graduate catalog, COM classes lead to a greater 2008. '½nd if all they ever didn't. see the book and enlightenment and their teacher really inspired me to own pleasure and to further 1000 is a class that intro chance for those two did was learn ways to give tests important or benefi want to be a teacher in world their own knowledge," 1 duces students to theory, courses to fill up. . a speech instead of actual cial, but the class speeches religions:· Markwalder said. research and practical This leaves the COM ly giving one they aren't definitely proved to be a Westberry said. "The fact· "He brought in" different that they can put it on a principles _associated with 1000 course as a more ever really going to know needed skill to kiiqw. I do guest speakers from each human communication in readily available option for how to give a proper not believe you can learn resume is a surplus. The new religion, like a Buddhist standard is the master's interpersonal, public and some students to fulfill speech. . to give a successful speech monk, which made it inter professional contexts. part of their communica "Experiencing actually just from reading a text degree. rve worked at sever- esting." al places and no one has ever It is taught in a lecture tion foundation require -giving a speech and talking book; it's one ofthose skills Markwalder plans to con environment, usually with ments. about how to give one are that needs to be put into asked me ifI have a degree:' tinue on to graduate school Westberry said he hasn't .( ' no speeches required of Some students who completely different practice in order to under and pursue a doctorate .in the students. have taken the SPC 1600 things." stand it completely." met anybody at UCF that religious studies. plans on using their degree, SPC 1600, on the other course said they feel this Shauna Mikulewicz is a Sophomore Sally Mac Because UCF does not hand, is a .class in which cutback in classes is a sophomore studying inter Donald said she feels she but they are just using it to offer a masters program in have on a resume. every individual is major step down because national business and is already knows that she can religious studies, she plans required to compose and the COM 1000 course planning on becoming an study well and get As by Toe job market today is , to attend the University of individualistic, he said: ''No perform a number of doesn't require students to ambassador, a job that puts taking notes and retaining South Florida. She hopes to speeches in front . of the give speeches. a h~avy emphasis on pl,lb information, but she often one is the renaissance man become a religious studies anymore. People do one class. "People are going to lic speaking. gets nervous for speeches. teacher. These speeches include have to talk in front of ''.Actually doing the "It's just less stressful to thing, they have one job, Another UCF senior that's all they do, and they do a cultural diversity speech, groups of people at some speeches in front of the pick up the book for me, at majoring in religious studies, an informative speech and point in their lives," said class was the most benefi- least:' MacDonald said. it well." f . l • R I • • ~ '1oriba :Juture • July 2, 2009 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com AS Group petitions against cuts Honoring an alumna FROM Al dent employees. ployment. "I was told the pro Lawrence West, an different school. The gram was going to be associate professor in the catch was that in order to eliminated," Kahn said. MIS program. learned of stay in the program. Fish "One of my main con the proposed cuts a few er had to pass all of his cerns is that they don't weeks ago when the deans major courses. give a valid reason when of the colleges were "I'm going to talce the they published the list of instructed to hold meet risk and try to complete programs to be cut." ings with their faculty. my major by spring 2011," Kahn had just started West said he was told Fisher said Ifproblems do the program and was that professors would be arise, however, Fisher said planning to go full time in given one more year of he would transfer schools spring 2010 but he said it employment to "teach - most likely to the Uni doesn't look like that's out" the current students versity of Tampa going to happen. and that no new appli Fisher said the reasons Kahn created a Face cants would be talcen for behind the cuts have to do book group to bring the 2009-10 school year. with demand and cost. For awareness to the MIS pro West said he is con instance, the MIS pro gram's plight called Save cerned with the impact gram has 265 students and the UCF MIS Depart that the MIS program will nine faculty members, ment. Kahn said the have on the community and cutting the program group's members are once it is gone. will save the university working to hand in a peti "The graduates of this $1.7 million. To Fisher, the tion to the president to get program malce $45,000 to costs outweigh the him to reconsider elimi $65,000 per year," West demand. nating the program. said. "Large numbers of He said that if there "I just think it's unrea them stay in the Central were more demand for sonable," Kahn said. "By Florida area and provide the program. UCF would removing the program, information technology probably keep it. they're leaving the college for businesses. For UCF alumnus and without a technology "That opportunity for part-time MIS graduate based major. It seems a lit both students and student Michael Kahn, tle strange." employers is going away." however, those reasons It is not just students The proposed program aren't good enough. who are upset with the cuts will be presented to Kahn had heard about changes; faculty members the Board of Trustees at the cuts from UCF News and staff now have to face the July meeting, awaiting & Information and stu- the possibility of unem- approval to move forward PHOTOS BY ASHLEY INGUANTA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Mourners gather in the Fairwinds Alumni Center on Monday to grieve the loss of UCF alumna Debbie Kay Phillis. Philis passed away June 14 as a result of pneumonia. Phillis worked as an academic adviser in the department of criminal justice and legal studies, and internship coordinator in the department of public administration . •; J 2 MI.NUTES COULD CHANGE V:OUR ENTI-RE YEAR CAITLIN BUSH / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Chris Fischer, a junior management of information systems major, continues his studies even though his major was cut. Policies prepared for fall FROM Al some large issues this on anything they can," summer including Bright Hayes said. two-way street." Futures changes, tuition But not every SGA The summer months increases and degree pro member is required to are also being used to grams cuts. work during the summer. ~ plan changes for the SGA "There has been a lot "Depending upon Web site. of issues we've had to hit what your position is, you "We want to make it the ground running with,'' might not start until fall,'' easier to use - easier to Kilbride said. Hayes said. find things," Kilbride said. SGA's role in the Some students are not Web site alterations changes on campus is one in Orlando for the sum include additional con of advocacy, he said. mer term and give up tact information and new "We are working with their positions temporari officer information. administration to malce ly. "Hopefully by August every possible cut before "Younger students it is up and running for faculty and programs get typically, or new people students," Kilbride said. cut,'' Kilbride said. to SGA, talce over the More planning Another aspect of the seats for the experience,'' includes SGA President SGA's summer duties Hayes said. Brian Peterson and Vice includes confirming The more prominent President Andrick Lewis members. positions require more attending the Florida Stu "Mostly over the sum commitment during the dent Association Annual mer, the new administra summer. Those positions Planning Conference this tion talces over, and they include president, vice week in Orlando. are trying to get their key president, chief of opera "The FSA lobbies for people into . place," said tions, campus life divi higher education," Kil Jennie Hayes, senior SGA sion director, student bride said. member and interperson advocacy division direc All of the planning has al organization and politi tor, government affairs not altered the SGA envi cal science major. division director, and ronment dramatically. Wednesday was the division of communica "It's pretty fast-paced start of the fiscal year for tion director. still," Kilbride said. all Florida colleges. SGA "The core leadership "When fall comes around, begins reviewing the positions, pretty much, it will probably be a little budget during the sum have been known since bit faster." mer. the beginning of sum SGA has had to tackle "They start working mer," Kilbride said. ~------~-~--'------~-- - FOLLOW THE CFF SPORTS TEAM ON TWITTER, GO TO WVI/W.TWITTER.COM/CFFSPORTS • www.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Thursday, July 2, 2009 NATIONAL Coaches Corner - An ongoing series SPORTS WRAP CAR RACING Softball coach still building program NASCAR CONFIRMS DRIVER CARLOS PINEDA TESTED POSITIVE FOR METH StaffWriter CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive The UCF Athletics landscape is littered for methamphetarnines. with new coaches trying to build up pro-: The confirmation came outside grap::as and longtime coaches attempting to. federal court after Mayfield's attorney maintain their stature. mentioned the illegal substance several But only one has been here since the times during a 45-minute argument beginning ofhis or her program. against the driver's indefinite The UCF Softball team has had one suspension. Court recessed after Bill head coach since its inception in 2000: Diehl's argument and is set to reconvene Renee Luers-Gillispie. Wednesday afternoon. "We will prove beyond a shadow of a Luers-Gillispie was born in Liver doubt that Jeremy Mayfield did violate more, Cali£, but grew up in Iowa. She the NASCAR substance abuse policy and attended Danville High School, tested positive for methamphetamines;' where she played softball and bas spokesman Ramsey Poston said. ketball. Diehl argued in court that Mayfield The path to playing softball in has never shown any characteristics of a college and then coaching the meth abuser, and if he used the drug at game would not· have been the levels NASCAR has suggested, possible, if it were not for Mayfield would be "either a walking some assistance from her zombie or dead. In an affidavit filed last week, high school basketball and Mayfield denied ever using softball coach, Rick methamphetamines and said he didn't Dillinger. know how he failed a random drug test Luers-Gillispie, the :fifth of taken May 1. He was suspended eight sixth children, was the first from her days later after his backup "B" sample family to attend college. also came back positive for a banned "My two older brothers and two substance. older sisters didn't go on into school For me, it really was not much of an option," Luers-Gillispie said "It was my high school coach, Rick Dillinger, that actually put in some calls for me, and got me a scholarship at Krrkwood Community College to play basketball and softball." Dillinger was able to provide numerous oppor tunities for Luers-Gillispie, helping pave her future. "He is the key to everything I am right now for really opening up some HOUSTON GENERAL MANAGER doors that I didn't even know where possi CHASING FREE AGENT GORTAT ble." HOUSTON - Daryl Morey is using Luers-Gillispie attended Krrkwood Community the personal touch to lure free-agent Orlando center Marcin Gortat. College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for two seasons while earn The Houston Rockets general ing her associate's of arts degree. In 1981, she was the ninth. manager showed up at Gortat's home in ranked pitcher nationally in the NJCAA Orlando just after midnight (Eastern In two years at Krrkwood, her team experienced great time) Wednesday, virtually the minute teams were officially allowed to begin PLEASE SEE COACH ON A7 negotiating with free agents. Morey announced the meeting on his Facebook page and urged fans to leave notes for Gortat at the e-mail address [email protected]. All the love for Gortat is driven by the Before UCF: uncertainty surrounding Rockets center Luers-Gillispie was a head coach Yao Ming. Joilet Junior College, Bradley and Ateam doctor said Monday that the Texas Tech. hairline fracture in Yao's left foot could potentially threaten his career. With the Knights: The team said last week that Yao was In 8 competitive seasons since tak out indefinitely and was seeking other ing over in 2000, she has led UCF medical opinions to plot a new course of to a 305-210-1 record. treatment. Morey said Monday he would not comment further on Yao's status "until we get all the facts'.' ASHLEY INGUANTA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE UCF Softball head coach Renee Luers- Gillispie came to UCF in 2000 to start the softball BOXING '/;',. program. She has had a record of .S00 or better in 7 of her 8 seasons. FORMER BOXING CHAMPION ARGUELLO FOUND DEAD MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, one of the best junior lightweights to step in the ring, was found dead at his home early Wednesday. Much ado about nothing with Jennings video Presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirmed Arguello's death and By now, I'm sure most problem with what for an autopsy was pending. The La Prensa of you have seen/heard mer UCF star football newspaper reported Arguello was about the Brandon Jen player Brandon Marshall found with a gunshot wound to the nings video where he dis told police after his Octo chest. parages the New York ber 2007 arrest: "I hate "We are upset;' said Murillo, who Knicks, their point guard, Denver. I hope I get trad declined to provide details about the Chris Duhon, and Mil ed I hate this [expletive] death. "This is a heartbreaking waukee's Luke Ridnour. If city." announcement. He was the champion of the poor, an example of forgiveness you haven't, you should. PADRICK BREWER That. Is. Awesome. and reconciliation'.' It is fantastic. Sports Editor I also think it is great The 57-year-old Arguello, who was Some background for that people somehow elected mayor of Managua last year, the uninformed: Jennings What I am not OK imd that offensive. I am • retired after several comebacks in 1995 was on the phone with with is some of the flak sure there are plenty of with a record of 82-8 with 65 knockouts. rapper Joe Budden - he that is getting fired Jen reasons to hate Denver or Nicknamed "The Explosive Thin Man;' of the awesome Pump It nings' way. the Knicks or anything • Arguello was inducted into the Up video and severely Michael Wtlbon on else, for that matter. • International Boxing Hall of Fame in JASON DECROW / ASSOCIATED PRESS ' underrated eponymous PTI said Tuesday that Brandon Jennings made headlines when a video of him disparaging the New I am all for athletes 1992 . album - and as the con • In 1999, a panel of experts assembled this wouldn't be a big York Knicks, their point guard, Chris Duhon, and Milwaukee guard Luke Ridnour. and other pseudo-celebri by The Associated Press voted Arguello versation drew to a close, deal ifit weren't for all ties speaking their mind, the best junior lightweight and sixth Jennings popped off with the problems surround Ziller at Fanhouse.com Jennings did was a mis regardless of how unsa best lightweight of the 20th century. His gems such as "F*** the ing Jennings. have the right mindset, take. He was upset, talk vory it might be. popularity in his own country was so Knicks" and "Duhon ain't He is partly right, but which is that it is disin ing to a friend and vented It's funny though, great that he carried the flag for gonna get it done." only because it's not a big genuous to want our ath his frustration. You know, because before Jennings Nicaragua at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, The rest of the video is deal at all letes to be human and like a normal person. went off on his "I hate and led to his decision to seek public mildly hilarious, although Bethlehem Shoals, of then slam them for their And I don't have a New York" tirade, he office. expletive-laden. But I am the awesome miscues. problem with it. OK with that. Freedarko.com. and Tom I don't even think what I also don't have a - ASSOCIATED PRESS PLEASE SEE SPORTS ON A7 ~ ) (:entnl :Jlotiba 3Cutun • July 2, 2009 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com A7 ports Romans moves to next level in·Rockland PADRICK BREWER Sports Editor After three former Knights were drafted in last month's MLB First Year Player Draft, another recently signed a contract to try and make his way in professional baseball. Former catcher Brandon Romans, who led UCF with 14 home rnns last season, signed a contract to play for the Rockford RiverHawks on Tuesday. according to a UCF release. The RiverHawks, who play at RiverHawks Stadi um in Loves Park, ill., are members of the Frontier League, a 12-team inde pendent league. The RiverHawks start ed their season in late May, were 15-21 and in fourth place in the West Division as of press time. Romans played three seasons for UCF after transferring from Birming ham-Southern, starting out as a catcher and mov ing to the outfield. He finished his career with the Knights with 17 home runs and 77 RBIs. Men's soccer CFF ARCHIVE Florida Christian High Former UCF catcher and outfielder Brandon Romans, seen here against Marshall on May 3, signed a contract to play professional baseball with the Rockford RiverHawks of the Frontier league. School standout and UCF signee Andrew Quintana Women's soccer "Getting called to the finishing 14th in the semi staffs when head coach UCF release. "He brings a was recently named to the Following a stellar Brazilian National Team is finals of the 100-meter Stephanie Nickitas vast amount of coaching EA Sports All-American freshman season, goal definitely a great and hurdles with a time of13.27 announced the hiring of experience and has a long team, ESPN.com reported. keeper Aline Reis was exciting surprise," Reis second. assistant Tony Gianonni background at both the Qµintana was one of 15 selected to the Brazil said in a UCF release. "I Dawn Harper won the on Friday. junior and collegiate lev players to be named to the National Team's roster as feel very pleased right now event. Gianonni, who graduat els. team. the team prepares for and I am looking forward James reached the ed from the University of "He's been working for "This honor speaks World Cup qualifying, to joining the Brazilian National Championships Florida in 2005, had spent Florida the last two years highly of Andrew's talent according to a· UCF group. It will certainly be a with a qualifying mark of the past two years with the which is a national caliber as well as the hard work release. great experience for me 13.03 seconds, which Gators as a volunteer team, and that knowledge that he has put into his Reis was selected as an and I'll try my best to learn ranked third among col assistant coach. and experience will help game," UCF head coach All-American after her as much as I can from it." lege athletes heading into Nickitas said that our program grow to Bryan Cunningham said in first campaign with UCF, a the event. Gianonni's connection to where we want to take it. a UCF release. "We are season in which she was Track and field the state of Florida will Tony also is from Florida excited to have Andrew second in Conference Senior Tiki James com Women's tennis help the team with recruit so he is well connected in join our program and USA with 96 saves and six peted in the 2009 USA The UCF Women's ing. recruiting circles which experience continued suc shutouts. Reis started 21 of Track & Field National Tennis team joined the ''We are really excited will allow us to bring in cess at UCF beginning this the Knights' 23 games in Championships this past ranks of UCF programs to have Tony join our pro those players that will help fall." 2008. weekend in Eugene, Ore., reworking their coaching gram," Nickitas said in a this team excel" Coach no stranger to building FROM A6 success. "Our softball program went to two national tour naments my freshman and sophomore year, and that is when I was seen and able to get a softball schol arship at West Texas State," she said At West Texas State in Canyon, Texas, (now known as West Texas A&M) she set nine career , ANDY CROSS I ASSOCIATED PRESS pitching records, includ Former UCF star and current Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall ing most wins, most saying he hates Denver is not offensive; it is completely awesome. strikeouts and most saves. She would go on to be inducted into the West Texas A&M Athletics Hall ofFame in 2005. Sports meant for Luers-Gillispie's first head coaching position came at Joliet Junior Col lege in Illinois. entertainment She was there for two FROM A6 n't take anything serious, seasons in 1991 and 1992 ASHLEY INGUANTA / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTU RE and how that would before moving to Bradley Softball head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie has been with the Knights for the past 8 seasons. She has been the program's only coach. almost praised his affect his future as a pro. University. coach, Scott Skiles, say That is ridiculous. At Bradley, she spent be a part of a program like ing he was a tough guy He compared another three years as head coach this," she said. "That is but that he liked Jen player - David Pagett from 1993-95 before taking how I ended up at UCF:' nings. - to a dinner plate and the head coaching posi Luers-Gillispie, who UNIVERSITY I don't worry about his coach, Rick Pitino, to tion at Texas Tech. earned her degree in whether what Jennings a dog whisperer. When she arrived in recreation administration WALK-IN or Marshall said was Both of those things Lubbock, Luers-Gillispie from West Texas State, appropriate. I just worry are fantastic, and pretty had the role of rebuilding said she knew education MEDICAL if it is entertaining. much everything he says the program. might not be for her after And, in both cases, it is hilarious. She stayed at Texas her experience with a most certainly is. Wtlliams, Jennings, Tech from 1996-99. rather large physical edu CENTER It kind of reminds me Marshall et al exemplify ''In 1995, they basically cation class. of the Shaquille O'Neal why athletes exist: for reinstated the program "I went to do my stu "rap" when he asked entertainment. because they dropped it in dent teaching," she said ''I "The Doctor Is Always In" Kobe Bryant how his, They are grown men 1985;' she said was studying biology and ahem, backside tasted. playing with balls for After spending four physical education, and Urgent Care Medical Services In bad taste? Maybe. money, and their profes seasons at Texas Tech, was put into a physical Entertaining? sions exist for my enjoy Luers-Gillispie came to education class that had 95 Provided By Board Certified Physicians. Absolutely. ment. where she has spent the kids in one class with one And Jennings wasn't I don't care about past eight seasons. gymnasium. When I got No Appointment Necessary. the only rookie to land them being treated fairly Luers-Gillispie chose into [the gym], I thought himself in hot water. Just because they are UCF because she said the to myself 'this isn't what I 11550 University Blvd. • Orlando, FL 32817 take a look at former humans or young men. I school was committed to signed up for.' " Louisville jack-of-all want them to be treated building a program. During her time at 407-282-2044 trades guard/forward for what they are: enter ''It was a great opportu UCF, Luers-Gillispie has Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm Terrence Williams. tainers. nity," Luers-Gillispie said led the Knights to an I had read several I don't care about "Steve Sloan, the athletic Atlantic Sun Champi Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm comments and criti fake moral authorities director at the time, said onship in 2005 and, in Open Most Holidays cisms of Williams and trying to tell me that, we're going to have a field 2008, a Conference USA his maturity because of somehow, Jennings or up for your first season Championship. UniversityWalkin.com things he said when he Marshall or anyone else and give you a year to UCF has been the per was at Louisville. has said something that recruit." fect fit for her, as this is the Most Insurances Accepted I read about how his is inappropriate. "That in itself was first school to actually lack of maturity was a Whatlcareaboutis worth the change. And have a facility exclusively {Located less than 1 mile from UCF, problem, how he could- how funny it is. having somebody com for her team and commit on University Blvd., between Rouse Road and Alafaya.) mitted to the program-and to the softball program. ' '· -----'------;;,., .., ' • www.CentralF!oridaFuture.com • Thursday,July 2, 2009 Sweet songstress moves Plaza Theatre KIM SHELPMAN Contributing Writer - The spotlight shined down on Jenny Lewis as she stood on stage at the Plaza Theatre on Monday.· She stood there, alone with her guitar, and belted out an acoustic version of"Silver tining'' from-the Rilo Kiley albwn, Under The Blacklight, to kick offthe s~ Then she let loose ~d ripped off her jatjcet as she was joined by the rest ofthe members ofher band. They followed itup'With "See-Fernando" from Lewis' most recent album,Actd Tongue. ''It feels kind of like a school play up here," joked Lewis~The entire audie~vva.tched and listened to the singer with the attentiveness ofa,parent watching their child p¢orm the le.a\i in th~ sim.oolplay. - The proud mamas and pap$ ofthe audience watched fixated in between the Plaza Theatre's red curtains as the magnetic songstress gently gUj.d&t them in the dark the ater with her ~t yet powerful voice. With her red boots tapping and keeping time, Lewis and her band.mates, Johnathan Rice, Dave Schei; Barbara Gruska, Danielle I-:lirlm and Jonathan Wtlsop, played their song "Pret- ty Bird." . . ''There's a mirror in h¢aven/ J.>retty bird, pretty bird/ 'J'h_ere's a wi.ndow on eai:th:' •sang I,.eWis. · ''You feel Jenny's voice in your bones - it vibrates through your core from your limbs to your toes:' said Kelli Villemon, a 30-year-old Orlando resident who saw Lewis play with her other -band Rilo Kiley at The Social back in 2003. "Her ly;d.Qt • are so powerful you recognize things as she sings. You discQv- er how the tips ofyour fingers feel'' . Although the Plaza Theatre is a seated venue without :-a dance floor, the crowd still stood up from their seats and • screamed for the artist. . "I think the seating prevents the venue from being a bit more inviting, but I still like it because it's a part of Orlando history;" Orlando resident Stefanie Snyder said. The Plaza Theatre has been around since the early 1960's and was once used as a movie theater. Lewis took a seat at the pumo for her song ''Godspeed." The song started with a heavy, piano-driven. intro. ''What am I supposed to do with you?/ Ifyou won't let me help you, why won't you?" sang Lewis. Her band.mate Barbara Gruska came in with a triangle,' Which • seemed to chime in the answer. · ' "Godspeed to you/ Keep the lighthouse msight." . As the band played "Rise Up With Fists!!'' from Lewis' albwn, Rabbit Fur Coat, some of the audience members began to triclde up to the stage. • · At first they were asked to sit down by Plaza Theatre staff: but . the staff soon gave up when the number of people grew larger. "I stood up and th~y told me to _sit down at first.'' said Katie Simmons, one ofthe first people to start the ttend. "I just could n't sit down ~ longer., I was really glad she was playing so ,, much stufffrom her older albtnns:' . ' Bree Adamson, who graduated from UCF with an advertis ing degree, said she was waiting to hear "Rise Up Wrth Fists!!" because Lewis has such big vocals on that song. ,, Fireworks are filling grocery and Have a blast this fuurth of July convenience store shelves as Independence Day \Y I SARA ROMERO · celebrations draw I Contributing Writer near. ASHLEY INGUANTA / Happy birthday, America -let's celebrate. CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE Nothing brings more joy than eating good food, tossing around the pigskin and spending a good ol' American holiday with friends and family. The Fourth ofJuly is a reminder that we are free and should be grateful for all the fun we get t'b have. Here are some fun-filled suggestions for any r, last-minute decisions. Whatever the case, get out there and be proud to be an American. · Fireworl<:s at Universal Studios Included in the price ofa one-day park ticket will be a spec tacular light show experience composed of lasers and pyrotechnics. · The Fourth ofJuly celebration at Universal Studios will The event goes until ll p.m., but visitors can look forward to a fireworks kick offwith live music from The O'Jays. who will be per- show scheduled to begin at 9-30 p.m. forming at 9 p.m. . Fireworl<:s at Lake Eola The fireworks will not disappoint, with the extrava Partake in the beautiful outdoors with a patriotic celebration at·Lake ganza starting promptly at 10:30 p.m. overlooking the Eola Park in downtown Orlando. 1J lagoon. Come enjoy a magical summer night out filled "Fireworks at the Fountain" will take place from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. with with bright lights and live music. an array of vendors, food, refreshments and amusement for all ages to Red Hot and Boom - hosted enjoy. byXI.106.7 Six of Orlando's top radio stations will be on site bringing live music and . The festivities start off early entertainment Star 94.5, AM 580 WDBO, 98.9 WMMO, Power 953, 96.5 this year with XL 106.7 as they WHTQand K.92FM. host an event featuring popu The explosive firework display will begin at 9:15 p.m. right on the lake, lar bands such as We the and promises to be breathtaking. Kings, Kevin Rudolf and Matt The event will be free but expect parking to range from $6 to $10. Nathanson. Flashback Fourth ofJuly in Celebration Also scheduled to appear the Curious to know what a party in the '70s was like? Or, just a fan of the are Carolina Liar, Hey Monday, unusual? Jessie James, Parachute, The Cab Celebration Town Center will be reliving the '70s with a throwback and Evan Taubenfeld. Fourth ofJuly gathering. The Fourth ofJuly pre-party is The groovy bash will set in motion at 5:00 p.m. with tons ofactivities for a free event that will start at 4 the whole family to do, including a costume contest, a concert beginning at p.m. on Friday, July 3rd, at Cranes 6:00 p.m., '70s music, games and, ofcourse, the fireworks climax, which will Roost Park in Altamonte Springs start off at 9:30 p.m. near the Altamonte Mall. There will be something for everyone in Celebration. ,, ~ttat :Jfon'ba ~rt· July 2, 2009 www.CentralFloridaFuture.com A9 Only on UCFnews.com Five Facebool< myths are confirmed arid dispelled HEATHER DANESHGAR ,name here]" on their pro The easy way to avoid true friend will never sell "My friends and I were Contributing Writer files. Remember in mid a real-life confrontation out their friends with a dig doing a 'No-Shave Novem dle school when "going about a Facebook-related ital camera, and it is wrong ber: in which we didn't From relationship sta out" meant holding issue is to ask that person to post pictures without the shave for a month," Reinste tus changes to embar hands and kissing occa about it on the phone or consent of the pho tle said. "I shaved every rassing photos. Facebook sionally just to get a reac in real life. tographed individual. thing but my moustache Counter Culture never disappoints in the tion from friends? Wel Myth No. 4: Facebook Digital cameras have and texted a pie of it to my by Tyler Gillespie way of creating or feed come to the digital is the perfect place for those little screens on the friend. who uploaded it to Our culture columnist explains ing drama. In this ever version. making new friends. back that show how a pic Facebook. It was embar the difference between the changing digital age. "I've known couples FALSE. If you want to ture looks; remember to rassing. and it got like 10 LGBT and mainstream there is a new brand of who were actually physi make friends, yeu would check it out before it's post comments within two communities' perceptions of online etiquette that cal couples that didn't be better off looking on ed and, if there's a problem, · hours." gay pride. must be applied to social feel the need to show it Craigslist. Even though insist that it gets deleted. If A good friend wouldn't networking interactions. off to everyone on Face it's called social network that friend tries to pull the post a picture of his or her Kiss and Tell Read on to learn the book," junior Matt Rein ing, most Facebookers "I-don't-delete-pictures" friend doing something by Jen Glantz truths and falsities of stetle said. "I think it's are well aware that the excuse, delete that friend. embarrassing or illegal. Do you have the perfect person Facebook myths. con possible to be official and creeps out there who will for you imagined out? Our firmed and dispelled. not 'Facebook-official."' "befriend" them relationship columnist shows Myth No. 1: If you Indeed, there are cou without prior why sometimes what we have your profile infor ples that do not broad contact usually expect is more than what were mation on private. your cast their affection to one have an ulterior giving. parents and future another via· Web 2.0. motive. employers can't get any Even if someone's profile Facebook is Cannen Cares dirt on you. reads "single" in big, con not the place to by Carmen Carroquino FALSE.· All the cau spicuous letters it does solicit others for· You may be living with your tionary tales are true not always mean they are any reason. significant other, but how much about how Facebook can up for grabs. Wh.en in Never accept an should you split your finances? defile· an otherwise ster doubt about whether or unreasonable Our advice columnist shares. ling reputation. putting not a prospective partner friend request. ' users at risk in their per ~Iii• Hall mlUty Ul,et C.00'*1.fi is available to have your because real fac~book ,; flHI Vtfdl flft HOPI, ,rf/Uftd "{PO, sonal and professional name comfortably linked friends will .; ~ • ..< J lives. However. before in . his basic info box find each other changing your default under the words "In a the all natural, MOVIETIMES picture from you hitting Relationship." try asking traditional way. the beer bong to some- . that cutie about their sin First impres .,._~'ll'JN/;S,1/~ ~lli1~-tffll>}Wfl/ 4(enttal ~foriba ~Ufe 1n1ons www.CentralFloridaFuture.com • Thursday,July 2, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Student Newspaper at UCF since 1968 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OURSTANCE . U.S. WARNS CIT\-ZENS TO AVOID TRAVEL TO HOt-J\)URAS Strip-search a rights violation he educational author the district went too far Redding may have experi T ities in the case Saf when they searched her enced. ford Unified School underwear. Kerry Wilson, the vice District v. April Redding Although the case shows principal of the middle should be held financially that the search in Arizona school and the one who ft responsible for their actions. lacked an indication of dan ordered the search, also Last Thursday, the ger to other students from made Red~ing sit in a chair · Supreme Court ruled that WAYNE STAYSKAL /TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES · the strength and quantity of for more than four hours l ArizonateenagerSavana the drugs, an issue arises in and did not call her parents Redding was unlawfully how officials should act in during the incident. searched by Safford Middle future situations. Those who support Wil School officials in 2003 More eminent and dan son argue that he was only when she was 13. The search gerous situations may come looking out for the safety of was prompted when another up in the future, but what the children he is respo~i Social awareness is no student suggested that Red should matter in this situa ble for in the middle school. ding was hiding two pills, tion is that an underage But by failing to have Red similar in strength to pre teenage girl was unreason ding's parents present, Wil ' scription ibuprofen. But no ably searched. son neglected that sole substitute for activism pills were found. Redding's rights as a citi responsibility. The Arizona school dis zen were violated, and this Because of the school dis In so many ways tech his arm. trict bans prescription and case should be especially trict's neglect, the civil nology has enhanced our When asked when he over-the-counter medica sensitive given that she was courts should see that those ability to communicate, had visited Africa, he tions without advance per a minor at the time. involved are held financially network and get a replied, "Oh, I haven't I I mission. In the court's deci Although the search was responsible for the rights glimpse of cultures and a~ally been there." sion, the school had the performed in front· of a that were violated on a lifestyles very different It seems that true pas right to search Redding's female nurse, this does not minor in an unreasonable from our own. However, sion for that cause would backpack and outer clothes · account for the humiliation search that proved her inno if we don't learn to act on _demand that the $100 or on reasonable suspicion, but and embarrassment that cence. what we see and hear, all more that was spent on · these advances have that tattoo go to actually done is make us imper JENNIF,ER ROSS helping people there, or sonal beings who are Opinions Editor purchasing a plane ticket slightly more aware of , to go and have a real . what's going on around us. impact. I think it's just part of our human The person listening had a great ' . nature to yearn to define ourselves response for their friend He said, and find a purpose through causes "Your sadness is not the same as and helping others. It helps create compassion. Your conversations Majqr promotes the sense of community we all long about it do not make you compas foL . sionate." . And maybe, in a ipore ~elfish - I have grown up under the influ way, it makes us feel more content ence of the heroes I see in my aunt about our own life when we see that and uncle. They did humanitarian other people are going through work in India for 20 years and they etable skills much worse. Being able to extend a still go back every few months to hand to pull someone up gives you a .help wherever they can. ith job skills and · available majors. sense ofpower and pride. When I ask my aunt why she and school year should only Long before being able to join my uncle feel so compelled to ~xperience becom Having an academic pro help encourage others to W "Causes" on Facebook or purchase devote their lives to this· unfamiliar mg even more gram that touches on multi explore this field as an · place and strangers vy-ho are suffer important in deciding who ple areas can show employ option, but it shouldn't fashionable T-shirts and bracelets online, people had to pick up a book ing she says, 'We were born here. gets a job and who doesn't, ers that the degree holder become the f"mal choice for choosing an interdiscipli has interacted with subjects students who are ·complete or newspaper, read up on the issues This is our life. But we could have and physically go to wherever we been born there." · nary major could help give that can make them a ly undecided or those look .. felt we were needed Maybe less This idea has completely graduates the extra push stronger employee for their ing for an easy major to get " they need to show that they position. by in until graduation. were aware or involved, but those changed my outlook on the personal have a strong knowledge in According to UCPs The degree still requires who were participating did so on a responsibility that we all have to bet more personal level that resulted in ter our society and ourselves. diverse areas of study. Interdisciplinary Studies 120 credit hours to graduate more personal effects. . The interdisciplinary Vi(eb site, "Interdisciplinary · just like all of the other The principle doesn't just apply VISiting an intriguing Web site, studies major was thought Studies students have the degree programs at the. uni to third world countries and it does watching a documentary that expos n't mean that the only way to help is to be associated with only chance to study across dis versity. -It also requires the small liberal arts colleges. ciplines and access skills completion of cornerstone es global injustices or even reading a through in-person interaction. moving account in a novel is not It just means that we should con Now, the increased popular and a background that and capstone classes to ity has allowed many public makes them strong candi show that those who are in going to fix governments, people stantly be focusing on what we have and places that are broken. been given and lookingfor ways to and private colleges to dates in the job market." the .program understand the Those actions are catalysts. They give it back to someone who needs allow students the major as Because available jobs subject and its purpose. an option. aren't -as plentiful as they are meant to create an .awareness it. Whether they are living in a hut Because the interdiscipli' will By majoring in interdis were even a few years ago, nary option allows students that whet your appetite. in Zimbabwe, a rundown apartment Too often the sadness that is felt ciplinary studies students each diverse skill learned in to explore multiple subject in downtown Orlando or sitting after hearing a heartbreaking story right next to us in a class, they are get the chance to shape college can be a useful areas, it may be a strong their program to what will or the desire to affect change after looking for someone who will take asset. option for the person who learning about how, with your help, the time to get personal and meet . be more beneficial to them UCF's interdisciplinary wants to show that they ¥e it is possible to have an impact on a them where they are. I/ ' instead of just following a studies program ranked as a well-rounded enough to social justice issue is mistaken for In his novel Extremely Loud and basic study plan that ·has top ten choice among stu stand out from the comp~ti been set for the majority of dents for the 2008-2009 tion. compassion. Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran I recently heard someone talking Foer says it best. about a friend who cl-aimed to be 'We need enormous pockets, passionate about putting an end to pockets big enough for our families the suffering taking place on the and our friends, and even the people continent of Africa As the friend who aren't on our lists, people we've talked about the various aspects of never met but still want to protect. what has gone wrong and how it We need pockets for boroughs and can be fixed, he showed off a tattoo for cities, a pocket that could hold Speech.class·cuts of Africa he had recently gotten on the universe." ( ON UCFNEWS.COM . WHAT YOU ARE SAYING j , • enthusiasm of these individuals UCF club participates participating would be overshad der students in ham radio Field Day owed at their anger at having their first ameJ;1dm.ent violated 354 days DE: ADSQP - This is one of the oftheyear. ne of the most dread- " listed this course as a prefer changed, it ~ould make more things that the government has no KRISTEN 0 ed general education ence or as a requirement to sense for the university to cut control over. When it all goes bad, requirements,Funda fulf"tll the communication the number of sections for ' ham radio is there. Each station, I visited these ham radio opera mentals of Oral Communica foundation requirement. the COM 1000 course while worldwide, is independently oper tion, may no longer be acces-· This leaves one to wonder increasing the number for tors this weekend and·found their SPC1608. . ated. This is the difference pre-internet communications sible to a vast majority of the if there is even a point to tak- between what we do, and what student body, even those who ing it. . It would be doing the stu technology quite curious. My the State radio does. They cannot uncle was a ham operator in the actually want to take it. · ~ In addition, since the dent body a service in more silence us, and we will communi '70s and he could talk all over the The class that used to be SPC course usually has anywhere ways than one. cate through whatever happens to 1600 is now SPC 1608, and from 130 to 250 students Not only would students world from his basement radio the economy, or the socialist envi station long before there was a beginning this fall only 30 enrolled, they are not be able to actually enroll in a ronment in the White House. And sections will be offered by required to actually make class they need to graduate, world wide web. 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